stefanjoc
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SCCM capture a build XP machine
Hi folks. Ok, here is the scanario. I have an XP machine that I have installed software on, tweaked to make faster, added drivers, antivirus the whole deal, you get the idea. I want to now, capture that machine using SCCM, so that I can deploy that image to another 1500 machines. So, I have taken it back out of the domain, and it is now in a work group, the administrator password has been removed so there is now no password. What I want to know is
1. Is it possible, and
2. What do I need to put in my task sequence for sccm to get this to work?, and
3. Do I need to run sysprep first? If so, in what mode? and then what task sequence do I need to run.
Many thanks for your help folks.
1. Is it possible, and
2. What do I need to put in my task sequence for sccm to get this to work?, and
3. Do I need to run sysprep first? If so, in what mode? and then what task sequence do I need to run.
Many thanks for your help folks.
Aerodrake
I have found it easiest to run sysprep and then capture the image using winpe/imagex
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hi ya. thanks for the reply. I was kind of hoping to avoid using imagex as it means the ballache of creating a winpe cd. may have to go down that road then. is it not possible with sccm then?
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Hi ya
Thanks for the link. It talks about how to create a capture based on provding windows source. I already have a built windows XP Service Pack 3 Laptop so I just want to to do the capture part. I'll create a winpe cd and try the imagex. Ta, I'll let you know how it goes
Thanks for the link. It talks about how to create a capture based on provding windows source. I already have a built windows XP Service Pack 3 Laptop so I just want to to do the capture part. I'll create a winpe cd and try the imagex. Ta, I'll let you know how it goes
The reason I go with winpe is that SCCM does not do the sysprep part for you with XP, only vista/server2008 so it ends up just being more overhead in my opinion.
huh?
SCCM does definately do the "sysprep" and capture part of build an production image to deploy from SCCM, its one of the default templated task sequences! Its irrelevant of if its XP/2003/vista/2008...
SCCM does definately do the "sysprep" and capture part of build an production image to deploy from SCCM, its one of the default templated task sequences! Its irrelevant of if its XP/2003/vista/2008...
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hi folka. ok so i've created a bootable winpe cd, and can get to the dos prompt with it, however I don't appear to be able to see my network. i've even stated wpinit command on start up? how do I initialise the drivers so my network starts? thanks for the help guys.
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I stand corrected.
I stand corrected.
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Making a standalone WinPE disc is pretty easy: http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/winvistape2.htm
Drivers are injected with "peimg /inf=C:\somepath"
I actually use a GImageX/WinPE 2.0 disc (no SCCM) because I didn't feel like staging all the MAC addresses into SCCM for bare metal installs.
Drivers are injected with "peimg /inf=C:\somepath"
I actually use a GImageX/WinPE 2.0 disc (no SCCM) because I didn't feel like staging all the MAC addresses into SCCM for bare metal installs.
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Hi aleinss. yeah I did go through the process of the winpe image. I kept getting errors when attempting to run that command, something about the folder not being a valid winpe image but I knoww it was. got frustrated with that in the end so went down the sccm route. Thanks for your help as always :-)